Improving Podcasts » Uncategorized http://improvingpodcasts.com It's what we say. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:37:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Software development discussion from some of the best in the business. Topics range from Agile and Lean to PMP, .NET to Java, and databases to user experiences. Improving Enterprises no Improving Enterprises podcasts@improvingenterprises.com podcasts@improvingenterprises.com (Improving Enterprises) 2009 Improving software development podcasts one episode at a time. agile, software development, lean, programming, net, java, bdd, test-driven, behavior-driven, tdd Improving Podcasts » Uncategorized http://improvingpodcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/improving-podcasts-144.png http://improvingpodcasts.com/category/uncategorized/ Ep. 26 – Sufficient Design, Death of Refactoring, and Certifications http://improvingpodcasts.com/2010/06/ep-26-sufficient-design-death-of-refactoring-and-certifications/ http://improvingpodcasts.com/2010/06/ep-26-sufficient-design-death-of-refactoring-and-certifications/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:52:20 +0000 Mike http://improvingpodcasts.com/?p=188 Allen and Mike get together on Memorial Day to discuss a few articles from around the Agile web. The tour touches on the “Sufficient Design” discussion, whether the term “refactoring” is already dead, and whether certifications are good, irrelevant, evil, or all of the above.

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]]> http://improvingpodcasts.com/2010/06/ep-26-sufficient-design-death-of-refactoring-and-certifications/feed/ 0 Allen and Mike get together on Memorial Day to discuss a few articles from around the Agile web. The tour touches on the "Sufficient Design" discussion, whether the term "refactoring" is already dead, and whether certifications are good, irrelevant, Allen and Mike get together on Memorial Day to discuss a few articles from around the Agile web. The tour touches on the "Sufficient Design" discussion, whether the term "refactoring" is already dead, and whether certifications are good, irrelevant, evil, or all of the above. Links: * Joshua Kerievsky - Sufficient Design (http://bit.ly/afhkbF) * Joshua Kerievsky - When Sufficient Design Means Poor Design (http://bit.ly/aIWrhB) * Ron Jeffries - Quality vs Speed? I Don't Think So! (http://xprogramming.com/articles/quality/) * Robert C. Martin - Sufficient Design means Damned Good Design (http://blog.objectmentor.com/articles/2010/04/28/sufficient-design-means-damned-good-design) * Steven Ropa - Refactoring: You keep using that word... (http://blog.versionone.com/blog/versionone/0/0/refactoring-you-keep-using-that-word) * Naresh Jain - I know TDD coz... (http://blogs.agilefaqs.com/2010/05/14/i-know-tdd-coz/) * Naresh Jain - Social Credibility: Alternatives to Certification? (http://blogs.agilefaqs.com/2010/05/23/social-credibility-alternatives-to-certification/) * Chet Hendrickson - One More Arrow In Our Quiver (http://xprogramming.com/articles/one-more-arrow-in-our-quiver/) * Ron Jeffries - Certified, Heard About It, Done It ... Expert (http://xprogramming.com/articles/certified-heard-about-it-done-it-expert/) * Bob Martin - Certification: Don't Waste Your Time! (http://blog.objectmentor.com/articles/2010/04/27/certification-dont-waste-your-time) Improving Enterprises no 42:42 Ep. 16 – QA in Agile http://improvingpodcasts.com/2010/01/ep-16-qa-in-agile/ http://improvingpodcasts.com/2010/01/ep-16-qa-in-agile/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:46:20 +0000 Mike http://improvingpodcasts.com/?p=137 Ed Gannan joins Allen and Mike for a discussion of Quality Assurance in an Agile environment. Topics include:

  • Teams, not just testers provide for QA
  • Acceptance Test-Driven Development
  • Who should test the system?
  • It’s about transparency
  • Types of tests
  • Testers are failed developers. Not.

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]]> http://improvingpodcasts.com/2010/01/ep-16-qa-in-agile/feed/ 0 agile,quality assurance,testing Ed Gannan joins Allen and Mike for a discussion of Quality Assurance in an Agile environment. Topics include: - Teams, not just testers provide for QA Acceptance Test-Driven Development Who should test the system? Ed Gannan joins Allen and Mike for a discussion of Quality Assurance in an Agile environment. Topics include: * Teams, not just testers provide for QA * Acceptance Test-Driven Development * Who should test the system? * It's about transparency * Types of tests * Testers are failed developers. Not. Links: * Dean Leffingwell's in-progress Agile Requirements (chapter 10 on acceptance testing is available for download) * Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams by Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory * Spring Roo 1.0 (http://www.springsource.org/roo) * Google Apps Standard Edition (http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/group/index.html) (formerly Google Apps for My Domain) * HTC Hero (http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/overview.html) (Ed's new phone) Improving Enterprises no 53:45